When I reached my daughter's hospital room and saw how frail she looked, I was overwhelmed with regret.
I shouldn't have been so naive as to believe Rowan would take good care of our daughter.
Before long, there was a knock on the door. Rowan walked in with Violet.
Not wanting to disturb my daughter, I coldly told them to step outside.
Rowan looked guilty and asked, "How is Ruby? I never expected something like this to happen."
I didn't want to talk to them.
Violet showed no guilt whatsoever. Instead, she played the victim and blamed me, speaking in a tone that was both aggrieved and self‑righteous, "Nova, I didn't expect this either. After all, you always used Ruby as an excuse to pester Rowan before, so I just thought this was another lie of yours to trick him into coming back."
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